Kelela

American singer
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Kelela

Summary

Kelela is a human[1]. She was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. She was born on June 4, 1983[3]. She worked as a composer[4] and singer-songwriter[5]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,749 views/month, #6,791 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Kelela was born in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Kelela was born on June 4, 1983[3].
  • Kelela held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Kelela worked as a composer[4].
  • Kelela's professions included singer-songwriter[5].
  • Kelela's education included a stint at American University[8].
  • Kelela was educated at Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School[9].
  • Kelela received the OkayAfrica 100 Women[10].
  • Kelela is recorded as female[11].
  • Kelela's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Kelela's genre is electronic music[13].
  • Kelela's genre is alternative R&B[14].
  • Kelela's record label is recorded as Warp[15].
  • Kelela's Commons category is recorded as Kelela[16].
  • Kelela's official website is recorded as https://www.kelela.co/[17].
  • Kelela's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kelela[18].
  • Kelela's start of work period is recorded as 2011[19].
  • Kelela's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[20].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+176784'}[21].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+182687'}[22].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52500'}[23].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+179656'}[24].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+187356'}[25].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+69700'}[26].
  • Kelela's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+80500'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1983-06-06[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative r&b, grime[31]

  • Community tags: alternative r&b, grime, pbr&b, r & b[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 045494aa-e913-4e62-bf4e-dcc276e0075a[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Kelela's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. She was born on June 4, 1983[3].

Education

Educated at American University[8], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1893[36] and Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School[9], a high school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1970[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and singer-songwriter[5].

Recognition

Kelela received the OkayAfrica 100 Women[10].

Why It Matters

Kelela ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,749 views/month, #6,791 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Kelela born?

Kelela was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Kelela do for work?

Kelela worked as composer[4] and singer-songwriter[5].

Where did Kelela go to school?

Kelela was educated at American University[8] and Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School[9].

What awards did Kelela receive?

Honors received include OkayAfrica 100 Women[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . 100women.okayafrica.com. 100women.okayafrica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, singer-songwriter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  2. 24d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id kelela
    Genre
    Record label Warp
    Social media followers {'amount': '+176784'}, {'amount': '+182687'}, {'amount': '+52500'} +6
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: kelela, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214803022|kelela (#214803022)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'match"
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